Poll Can They Sing or Sang: Jamie Foxx Edition

[Loquacious]

I thought he could “sang” until I heard him sing next to Neo, that’s when I realized it’s a difference..

Yea that Neyo singing is trash

 

[Loquacious]

Wow very close.

 

[RodyRod]

Jamie can sing but he stays within a certain type of range in almost every song. You not gonna hear him go to a higher or lower range for an extended period or time or grunt out a song like Ginuwine, Tyrese, or the old soul singers of the 60s or 70s

 

[rip.dilla]

Nigga calling him a 'mimic'


Hahaha ... Well duh ... Nigga an actor


And he can hold a good note vocally... Plays musical instruments too so he's not a joke musician

 

[Mister B. M. Ed.]

I'm going with Sing.

Jamie Foxx's got good vocal structure. What he lacks is range and volume to his voice. It's not a powerful, signature voice like a Luther, Marvin, Teddy P, Stevie, Ray, David Ruffin, or Harold Melvin.

He's also lacking a signature song to showcase his voice. All of the guys I mentioned has a song that shows you the fullest extend of their power and grace in their voice. Jamie's first album doesn't do that. It's a generic R&B album. To Du's credit, you take his voice out, and sub in any one of 15-25 current guys out there, and it would sound the same, or better.

Doesn't mean Jamie doesn't have talent; it's clear the talent is there. It's just with all the other things he can do, he never honed in on his vocal capabilities and overall singing potential, and you can hear that.